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VOLUME XXVL
HAYS, ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 19, 1908.
NUMBER 43.
AYS
V N V I T V I M V I
I LOGAL NEWS, f
Cleve Schultz and family have re
turned to Chicago.
Mr. nd Mm. Tvkv JVntt !ft for
Hr homo in Fanca City Sattmfav
wrht.
Ml Lizzie Troth, who hnn hpn vip-
-nd St. Joe, returned home Surds v
ovenlnjjr.
Weianer i having pome of the rooms
ver bi wtore fitted up to ne in hi hn
inew, with a tairwav Teadinpr from
hia present store-room.
It'a the crrocer's (roods marked Lee
that pel! quickly. 38-tf
, MIsa Henrietta Ofhant entertained
frierida Wednesday evening before she
left for another yer at the State Uni
versity at. Lawrerre.
Dan Thurston, the Saline valley far
mer. Wk hands with friends here
Tuesday. He expects to Foon make an
eastern trip to visit. oM friends.
Isaac Zeijrler is having- his men cut
out the Russian thistles on his lots he
fore they seed. All others honld do
o as there are lots of them around
town.
John Adkins having successfully mo
ved his late residence, work has com
menced on their f 4000 new cottaee on
the old location smorir the trees on
east Wilpon avenue.
Soda Water of Quality at Hark-
ness . 28-tf
Miss Nellie ReeHer nj v, j
entertained iruesta at a camp-fire in the
Rrove Tuesday evening. An enjoyable
upper ard a lovely time was had. She
leaves next week for her college work
Wise & Jacobs.
Orossare making cement blocks and
llllnn M ...
.Hem jor we lountfations of the
"""J1,a 'vt:a nouse and the new res
idence, having: bought a block making
machine.
There will be fin annivANQFv Kav
social given by the Rebekahs in their
hall Cnfti.J - t.
evening, September 19,
1908. All Odd Fellows ard wives are
coruiaiiy invited. Ladies bring a box
By order of Sec.
-i, M"-Lpe Troth, formerly of Smo-
jr xjiu uut now or Grand Island, Ne
braska, has been elertoH fo
of matron of the girls' dormitory to
the Grand Island Business College. It
is a fine new building with modern
equipment and accommodates sixty
Kino.
Rev. W. A. Sharp M. A., a teacher
In r Ka Da a.
w puBt iouege. Kanzom, Bur
ma, will preach in th Pon.v i i
- -piioi, luurcn
next bunday morning. In the evening
t. . . xoveii, u. u., one of the
orators of to-day will speak
Come and enjoy a good day in God'i
house.
The new telephone directory gotten
up by this office for manager Addison
la receiving much praise and is ac
knowledged as a great improvement
on former cards. The work was done
on a lmeotype machine in Salina and
v-icax una Doid.
List Your Farms.
I have several customers for farms
m this county. If yours is for sale let
me know, a reasonable price will brine
- ""jc!. oee j. w. MILLER, 43-3t
Hays, Kansas.
Goods as cheap as have been
in ten Years.
9-4 Bleached Sheeting at 25 cents.
Lawnsdale Muslin at 1 0 cents.
Fruit of the Loom at 1 0 cents.
Amoskeag Ginghams at 7&1-2 cents.
American Prints at 6&1-4 cents.
Bostonian Shoes, 3,SO Sr 4
Our Fall goods are now in.
The enrollment at the State Normal
continues to increase.
The fire proof vault and office in the
new mill are about completed.
Don't take chances on food products
Use Lee Brand. 38-tf
Harry Felton has added several new
teams to his livery stable outfit.
O. H. McQuarry was here sgain this
week and rrought another eastern set
tler to whom he fold a farm.
Mrs. Will Jordan, assisted by her sis
ter May entertained friends at cards on
Thursday evening.
Ice Cream, pure and delicious. Sodas
and Sundaes at Harkness' 28-tf
The many friends of Walter Stead-
man were glad to see him here on Sun
day looking so well.
Mrs. Mary Johnson Kingslev of the
southwest part of the county visited
friends in our city last Saturday.
Remember that Dr. Brown, the eve
and ear socialist, will be here next
Monday.
Mrs. Cavender had her household
goods pold at auction last Saturday and
has gone to her daughter in Wyoming.
George Palmer and family returned
Sunday night after a lovely visit with
friends and relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Fred Solomon returned Saturday
evening from his eastern trip looking
much improved in health and reports a
nice time.
George Wilcox of Salina has been
visiting the past week with relatives
here, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and
Mr. and Mrs. Freshour.
Trees around town and along the Big
creek' are full of blackbirds on their
way south, and in many yards the robin-redbreast
are seen hopping around.
On Monday Mrs. Amy Siple had a
public sale of her personal property on
her place in Wheatland township and
has rented the farm to a neighbor.
Our great Union Paefiic railway is to
be still more prosperous, a five million
dollar contract having been given last
Week for 5000 more freight cars to be
used on the road.
Typewriter for sale.
Inquire at This Office.
- We" this week aquite a number of
new subscribers' to our list of readers
in this county. Every family in the
county should read the Free Press.
Try it three months anyhow.
The Normal 'Leader', the magazine
published by the students in the in
terest of the State! Normal School on
Ft. Hays issued this week its first is
sue for its second year.
JVew Barber Shop.
Located on Chestnut street, adjoin
ing Weianer store. Your patronage
solicited. 43tf
Saturday Afternoon Club
September 19.
The Saturday Afternoon Club start
on another vear to-day with this
Program on Richard III.
Hostess. Mrs. Lee R. Light
Roll Call State Boards.
Historical Setting of the Play Miss
Schwaller.
Plowing Wanted
We are prepared to do plowing with
our steam plowing outfit. Address
E. L. WOOD, Ellis, Kansas.
44-3t
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t&fae&tamt street,
It tried awful hard on Tuesday to
rain, being cloudy all day.
Homer Myers returned Saturday ev
ening from hia trip eas?
"Dolly Varden" 0 rcolatea at Hark-
ness
Joe Kinney was visiting his sister,
Mrs. Nick Schlyer, last week.
Mrs. Decker returned Saturday from
her visit with relatives in Denver.
Mart Stehley and wife snent Sunday
here as guests at the Haffmeier home.
Mrs. William Bemis is reported as
recovering from her severe sickness.
It's no fault of the cook or grocer if
you do not specify "Lee" Brand. 38-tf
"If It isn't an Eastman, it isn't a
kodak." Harkness has kodaks and
supplies. 21-tf
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Fred Haff
mier entertained a few friends at their
new home. This Friday evening her
guest, Miss Sterling, leaves for her
home in Chicago.
Mrs. Stella Elliott of north Buckeye
has returned from her visit to friends
in Hutchinson, bringing with her a
niece, Mibb Jennings, a daughter of
Lon Jennings, who formerly ilved herek
Prairie chicken shooting commenced
this week to last until Oct. 12th and
the popping of the guns could be heard
in every direction all over the county.
The chickens are reported not overly
plenty this season.
Base Burner Wanted.
A subscriber wants to buy a small
base burner. Notify this office.
Miss Lizzie Troth has returned from
her six weeks vacation in the east and
has resumed her position as assistant
manager of the Free Press office. Miss
Myrtle Ramsey of Ellis, our late tvne-
setter, has commenced teaching at her
scnooi north of Ogallah.
.The Catholic College in our city com
menced Mondav morninc with 9 .
dents in attendance, a snlenrfirt shonr.
ing for the first day for a new institu
tion, ine Bcnooi oi the minor grades
oegins next Monday, when a couple
hundred children will attend.
-. Lutheran Church.
C F. WlEST, Pastor.
10:60: a. m. Sunday School.
11:00 a. m. Holy Communion.
7.-00 p. m. C. E. Society. Topic:
Church Workers.
8:00 p. m. Public Worship. Subject:
"Love the Lord thy God."
8:00 p. m. Wednesday. Prayer Meet
ing.
You are cordially invited to these ser
vices.
Baptist Church.
A. E. Goodman, Pastor
Sunday School. 10:00 a. m.
Preaching. 11:00 a. m., 8 p. m
Rev. W. A. Sharp, a returned mis
sionary from Burma will preach.
Dr. E. H. Lovett will speak in the
evening.
B. Y. P. U 7:00 n m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 8 pm
1 was glad when they said unto me,
let us go into the house of the Lord."
Come and worship with us.
Pigs Tor Sale.
We have some young pigs for sale at
our farm south of the Reservation.
Phone 614 or see
M. L. Moore. 44-3t
Mays,
Binder & Dillon have added a new
carryall wagon to their pump-shop.
Drink Hires Root Beer out of the
keg, at Harknfs 23-tf
Johny Wripbt, the irrepressible, has
gone to Ellis to look for a job of work.
The new barber has moved into the
Stainer building opposite the Philip
store.
H. L. Kent of the State Normal was
called home this week by the death of
his father.
Ben Hopper has men busy moving
some buildings at his new home in the
north part of town.
Philip's Hardware store got in this
week a car load of heating and cook-
stoves for their customers.
$102 for two common loads of wheat
this week cant help but nake our far
mers feel satisfied this fall.
Look for the brand on canned goods
and see that what you use bears the
Lee Trade Mark. 38 tf
This week the Charlie Binder family
moved to their new home in the north
west part of town.
H. H. Gill went east Saturday eve
for a vacation and to join his mother
in Kansas City.
Mrs. Harvey Penny and children are
home from their vacation In the moun
tains of Colorado.
Jim Urban has returned from his
Colorado trip and opens his drug store
in Victoria next weeK.
Try a little want adver in this pa
per and see if it does not bring results.
They always do.
Mrs. Gehrer and her sister Mrs. C.
A. Harkness entertain some of their
lady friends this Friday evening.
This has been a warm September
month and iceman Thomas has been
rushed to make his deliveries.
A party of gentlemen from Manhat
tan were here this week in their big
auto enjoying a chicken hunt.
Lawrence Cole has again become
the pressman in this office and is be
coming quite an expert at the work
Alex Schueler goes to Brookville to
day to pitch for the club there in their
game against the famous Kansas City
Blues.
Frame King has sold his butche
shop and bought out the Wagner res
taurant, to take possessi&n October 1,
and will put in a bakery.
Country schools that have started re
port few scholars in attendance, the
older children being still busy with the
work on the farm.
Miss Ida Solomon, the new editor-in
chief of the Western Normal Leader,
got out a very creditable and interest
ing number this week.
Miss Katie Brown had the misfor
tune to lose all her clothing by a fire
last week at the hospital in Kansas
City where she is staying.
Joe Feitz left Wednesday moraine
to repume hi stms t the State Ae
ricultural college at Manhattan. His
brother Herman will go in January.
Frank Mots has sold his Insurance
business to Rich Mulroy and his office
turniture to McQuarry and is going to
the State University at Lawrencu.
The Ladies Aid Societv of the Lu
theran Church will meet at the home
of Mrs. H. B Kohl on Thursday af
ternoon. 24th. A 15 cent hiuch will
be served.
George Woerth of Schoengen on the
Smokey was so successful this year in
raising wheat and the high price he is
receiving for it, he has bought another
halt section farm near Ellis.
We want every item of local inter
est we can get. Our telephone num
ber is 12. If you have any jtem of in
terest. call ua up.
Mr. Funk, wife and the Edwards
childrt n moved last Saturday to their
new home in LaCrosse to be nearer to
his field of work. Mr. Smith, a travel
ing man, with his family, will occupy
the Jbdward9 cottage.
The Ross deal not having been closed
the Miller Leiker Runyon deals have
not been closed yet and each eroes on
as of old in their business. Neither has
the Zeigler Miller sale been complet
ed; but all will be in due time.
The new mill people are busy install
ing their private water plant, sinking
six four-inch, points in the water-sand
near the . post office. Water for fire
purposes will le installed in every room
in the mil;. w;i?ivvje? nt) elovatnr to
be eontifc t-d t:-v ' ily t, own en
gine as a tht; cily waterworks.
For Sale.
Three 5 room cottages; Two 3 room
cottages; One 5-acre lot close to town.
For terms see John C Ajdkdvs. 23-tf
JLand For Sale,
I have for sale 400 acres, two mflea
and a half from Hays, Sana., a splen
did wfceat farm, about 200 acres in
wbeat all in feace. Terms reasonable).
Tkis is a snap. See or address 43r2t
I. M. Tost, IIays Sans.
Dolly Varden Chocolates at HARK
NESS . .10, .35 and .65. 28-tf
The county Clerk and his deputy are
now kept busy makingjup the tax-roll.
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Every man and boy who could get
awny on Tuesdav went chicken hunting
but not many had much luck.
The corrigated iron for the outside of
the new mill and elevator arrived on
Tuesday and is being put on.
While visitiner here Cleve Schultz has
enjoyed himself by taking pome splen
did photograph views around town.
The new Barber shop started this
week on south Chestnut street ard is
already being well patronized.
Furnished Rooms for Rent
Centrally located, near both schools.
Inquire at this office.
Bell Brother are doing the painting.
Spencer the fancy tin spouting and
Haffmiers the plumbing at the Shively
new cottage.
Having had a year's vacation daddy
Freese is back at the newspaper work
editor John Freese having gone for a
few years study at the State Univer
sity at Lawrence.
The Waterworks election last Friday
was very quiet, George Zeigler and Ja
cob Bissing being the clerks. 256 vo
ted, 8 ballots defective, 186 voting
For the bonds and only 62 Against.
Council will now have the plans and
specifications drawn, advertise for bids
and work commence in the late fall.
O. H. McQuarry, Jr., of Morrill,
Kansas, has opened up a Real-estate
office in the Post-office building, placing
C. A. Lee of - that city in charge. Aa
many farmers from that section of the
state are buying our wheat land, the
firm are sure to do a nice business.
The Gove City Gazette pavs this of
two of our former Normal students:
"Miss Mamie Helm of Ellsworth has
returned to Gove to resume her duties
in the County High school."
"Miss Bertha Vermond, who has been
spending the summer at her home in
Hays, has returned to Gove City. She
fills the position of assistant principal
of the county High school."
Kippes BasgolL
On Tuesday morning in St. Joseph's
church, in the presence of the families
and many friends. Miss Susie Kippes,
daughter of the wealfchy farmer, Jacob
Kippes of the Smokey Hill valley, was
married . to George J. Basgall, son of
our implement dealer, J. E. Basgall. -
George'is a Normal School student,
an excellent teacher, and was teaching
in the southwest part of the county and
met this pretty girl and "it was love
at first sight", and for fear that a cer
tain young Topeka fellow might get
ahead he hurried up the ceremony.
In the evening the lawn of father
Basgall's residence was handsomelj' il
luminated with Chinese lanterns and
young and old celebrated until a late
hour, all having a splendid time.
She gets an ambitious young man
who will make his mark, while he gets
a pretty girl and splendid housekeeper
to encourage him in his work.
Ellis Fellers.
At the residence of Dr. and Mrs.
Freeland in Hays Saturday evening
Sept. 12 the ceremony was performed
that united in marriage Miss Bessie
Ellis and Mr. Jay Fellers. Rev. Smith
was the officiating minister and the
ceremony was witnessed by a company
of the immediate relatives of the bride
and groom.
The bride has been in Hays for a
number of years having attended the
Western Kansas State Normal and
during her stay she has won her way
into the hearts and love of our people
by her winsome ways and pleasant dis
position. The groom is the youngest,
son of our old settler Jerry Fellers in
the Hopewell neighborhood. He is an
Ellis county product and hosts of his
friends extend the hand of congratula
tion and good wishes.
The young couple went to housekeep
ing at once on the Reemsnyder farm
north of town where they will be "at
home" to all their friends.
An Automob'Ie Bargain.
A Five Passenger Oldsmobile Tour
ing Car, Two cylinder, four cycle, 20 to
24 horse power, equipped with top, etc.
Has had only 1 00 miles . use. Call on
or address
The Farmers National Bank,
Salina, Kansas.
WANT ADS.
5c.
Per Ldje.
Eye and Ear Surgeon.
Dr. M. Jay Brown, the Salina eye
and ear specialist will fill his regular
monthly date in Hays on MONDAY
OCT.- 12. Will be at the Brunswick
HoteL 34-2t
JVew Meat Market
I hare opened up the Johnson Batch
er shop on sertb Main street and will
sell yea the best of meets at the lowest
prices. See or phone e& 27-tf
Something, new
for Elks and Eagles.
If you are an Elk you want an Elk Vest,
f If you are an Eagle you want an Eagle Vest.
They are all the rage amongst the members of
these Orders. Call and see them.
Q HAVE YOU SEEN my new fall line of Suit
ing and Overcoating, etc. They Are Handsome.
'A. M..McKIE
i PHONE NO. 9C
Mr. & Mrs. Zeigler
have been back east,
visited the largest of the i
wholesale stores and
saw beautiful goods.
Watch for the notice
in this paper when the
goods arrive and our
display ready. Don't
miss it.
Mays City Book store
is the place to buy your School
ix . . Books and School supplies.
About one ton received this week.
I have the County Agency for State Text BookeJ
Also handle ALL the Books and Supplies for both
the Normal School arud Catholic College.
Don't forget the Place.
First door north of Post Office.
Phone No. 96.
J. H. SPRATT
$75,0(0
Farmers if you need any money
for
Flarvest Expenses
don't fail to call on the ;
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Prescriptions carefully compounded
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we cave a Jarge and complete stock of btatiouery. Sporting
Goods, Fishing Tackle. Pipes, Cigars and Tobacco.
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They have bought
the handsomest ever brought
to Hays, all styles and prices
will be reasonable. Come
inspect the goods.
Remember our store is
the Largest in Hays City,
Our prices low as the lowest.
Come see our goods before
buying elsewhere.
TO LOAN
SUNDRIES.
.
Roy Thomas.